We have had a great deal of winter damage this year due to a lack of moisture and warm temperatures interspersed with sharp drops in temperature. So how do you determine the health of your... Read more

Note: This is a preliminary analysis. Sample sizes and estimates are likely to change. A more detailed final report is being prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal at a later da... Read more

June is the time to fertilize warm-season lawn grasses such as bermudagrass, buffalograss, and zoysiagrass. These species all thrive in warmer summer weather, so this is the time they respon... Read more

There are many benefits to using mulch! Mulching is an important practice that is often overlooked. Mulching can reduce the time spent in cultivating. A mulch can: * Conserve soil water. *... Read more

Kansas State University publications address a variety of topics MANHATTAN, Kan. – In a twist on the summertime whodunit mystery, K-State Research and Extension is providing something more l... Read more

We have received reports of trees being slow to leaf out. In most cases this is likely just a cool spring delaying leaf emergence and we need to give them a bit more time. However, the very... Read more

There has been growing interest in straw bale gardening. What better place to try this than in Kansas where straw is so abundant. First, some pointers. g These are the “small” straw bales th... Read more

New transplants, even those hardened off in a cold frame, may need protection from strong winds when set out. Wooden shingles placed to block the wind used to be recommended but are now diff... Read more

Asparagus is doing well, but be on the lookout for asparagus beetles. Both the adult and larvae of asparagus beetles feed on asparagus spears by chewing the tips and spear surfaces, leading... Read more